# Accident 19940612015269A: Beech P35BEECH, Bluffton, SC, June 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1994, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bluffton, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1595° N, 80.7600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1595&lon=-80.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N982Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N982Q-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 8 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940612015269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST OIL PRESSURE. PROP OVER SPEED POWER LOSS. HIT TREES LANDING. OIL FILTER ADAPTER O RING RUPTURED. LOST OIL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL94LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA120), Jun 12, 1994: Beech P35 (N982Q), Bluffton, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO OIL STARVATION. THIS RESULTED FROM AN UNDERTORQUED CONDITION OF THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER, AND THE SUBSEQUENT FRETTING OF THE ADAPTER THREADS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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